Co-founder of the Dow Jones Dharma Index and an ethics and investment consultant, Nitesh Gor shows how Eastern culture is reshaping Western ideas about social responsibility and "doing the right thing." A practical, anecdote illustrated guide to a decision-making process that merges concepts from East and West to more predictably create "good" outcomes in business and in life that are both profitable and practical.

Nitesh Gor has served in executive, leadership, and consulting roles in asset management, investment banking, and the natural resource exploration industry. As co-founder and CEO of Dharma Investments, he oversaw development of the Dharma Indexes, introduced under license by Dow Jones. He holds an MBA from the London Business School and a BA from the University of London. Gor is the chair of the I-Foundation, a charity establishing the first state-funded schools in the UK based upon dharma principles. He lives in London with his family and two sons.

Introduction What Is Dharma?
What Does The Lotus Flower Mean?

PART I: The Dharma Imperative
Social Responsibility 2.0
Capitalism's Higher Purpose
Decoding Dharma
The Dharma Index
West Meets East

PART II: The Dharma Toolbox
The Dharma Diagnosis
The Three Modes
Dharma In Action
Downstream Dharma
Goodness and Conscience
A Sample Dharmic Dilemma

Part III: Dharma User's Guide
The Ignorance of the Lambs
Pharma Dharma: Wages of Ignorance
The Passion of the Capitalist
Dharma Drama: AOL Time Warner
Dharma Goodness: The Patience Payoff
Dharma Exposed: A Kodak Moment
The Three Modes, in Mind and Motion
Dharma Mumbo Jumbo

Part IV: Dharma in Action
Purpose-Driven Dharma
The Four Pillars of Goodness
Dharma Versus Dharma
Invisible Dharma
Know Your Mode
Worldview in the Modes
State of Mind in the Modes
Communication in the Modes
Personal Choices in the Modes
Careers in the Modes
The Dharma of Human Resources
Getting The Dharma Boot
Dharm-anthropy

PART V: The Dharma of Leadership
The Pull of Dharma
Delegating Dharma
Corporate Dharma
Dharma Field Report
Dharmic Reset
Goodness Is In The Details
Leading In Style
The Five Roles of Successful CEOs
Accidental Leaders

Part VI: Ready, Set, Think
Two Dharma Sample Dilemmas
1. The Perfect Pitch
2. Cooking the Books
You Are Here
Take The Best, Leave The Rest